Do you have a 'teensplainer'? Mumsnet users coin term for know-it-all kids

Any parent who's ever found themselves at the receiving end of a patronising comment from their own child might be relieved to hear that they're definitely not alone...

So much so, that a thread about the subject of know-it-all kids has now gone viral on Mumsnet. And a new term has even been coined for it by users of the online parenting platform: 'teensplaining'.

A play on the buzz word 'mansplaining' – which is used when a man explains something in a condescending way – 'teensplaining' came about after one anonymous mother started a thread to vent about her teenage daughters' patronising comments...

'What's the daughter equivalent of "mansplaining"?' the mum in question wrote, revealing that her two daughters have been 'carefully explaining-patronising' things to her of late.

'I need a word to sum up this unwarranted advice,' she added.

Cue a burst of replies from other parents who are going through exactly the same thing with their kids...

'I don't know but I have the same problem. Teensplaining?' wrote one, while another said: 'I used to get tweensplained at every day. Now I get teensplained at everyday.'

A third added: 'My 17-year-old really thinks I can't do anything or I don't know anything at all (conveniently forgetting that I've managed to bring her and her brother up on my own, and I've got a job and I can drive and everything!)'

And it sounds like 'teensplaining' can cover pretty much any topic...

'My teenager tried to explain to me who Boy George is last night in a completely patronising "You'll have never heard of him" kind of way,' laughed one mum.

Another mum added: 'My teens like to explain in-depth how the internet and social media work, using the eye-rolling, patronising voice. I like to remind them that I was using the internet before they were born and social media while they were both in nappies.'

But other mothers of older children were quick to wade in and let fellow users know that things are bound to improve...

'There is a light at the end of the tunnel!' wrote one. 'DD [dear daughter] is now 20 and used to be the queen of teensplaining. I knew NOTHING about ANYTHING.'

She continued: 'I didn't understand anything, I had no experience of anything, I had no fashion sense, was useless and mean and selfish and you name it......

'She is at uni and a delight! She tells me about what she is doing but in a nice way [and] Little Miss Patronising is nowhere to be seen.'

Another parent added: 'I'd be very forgiving of tweensplaining. They are just dying to show off what they know.'

So, tell us, have you been the victim of 'teensplaining', and what's the funniest thing you've ever had explained to you? Let us know on Facebook.